Guishan Lingyou
E940278
Guishan Lingyou was a prominent Chinese Chan (Zen) Buddhist master of the Tang dynasty, known for helping develop the Guiyang school of Chan.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Guishan Lingyou canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11673213 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Guishan Lingyou Context triple: [Baizhang Huaihai, student, Guishan Lingyou]
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A.
Bishu Shanzhuang
Bishu Shanzhuang is a vast Qing dynasty imperial summer resort and palace complex in Chengde, China, renowned for its landscaped gardens, lakes, and diverse architectural styles.
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B.
Yingtian
Yingtian was an important early Ming dynasty capital city, historically centered around present-day Nanjing in China.
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C.
Xiadu
Xiadu was an ancient Chinese city that served as a major political and cultural center of the Warring States–period Yan kingdom.
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D.
Dongshan Liangjie
Dongshan Liangjie was a 9th-century Chinese Chan master regarded as the founder of the Caodong (Sōtō) school of Zen Buddhism.
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E.
Xingzhen
Xingzhen was the personal given name of Empress Dowager Cixi, the powerful de facto ruler of the late Qing dynasty in China.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Guishan Lingyou Target entity description: Guishan Lingyou was a prominent Chinese Chan (Zen) Buddhist master of the Tang dynasty, known for helping develop the Guiyang school of Chan.
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A.
Bishu Shanzhuang
Bishu Shanzhuang is a vast Qing dynasty imperial summer resort and palace complex in Chengde, China, renowned for its landscaped gardens, lakes, and diverse architectural styles.
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B.
Yingtian
Yingtian was an important early Ming dynasty capital city, historically centered around present-day Nanjing in China.
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C.
Xiadu
Xiadu was an ancient Chinese city that served as a major political and cultural center of the Warring States–period Yan kingdom.
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D.
Dongshan Liangjie
Dongshan Liangjie was a 9th-century Chinese Chan master regarded as the founder of the Caodong (Sōtō) school of Zen Buddhism.
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E.
Xingzhen
Xingzhen was the personal given name of Empress Dowager Cixi, the powerful de facto ruler of the late Qing dynasty in China.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chan Buddhist master
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Chinese Buddhist monk ⓘ Tang dynasty person ⓘ |
| activeInDynasty | Tang dynasty ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Chinese monasteries
ⓘ
Guiyang school of Chan ⓘ Yangshan Huiji ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | China ⓘ |
| culturalSphere |
Chinese Buddhism
ⓘ
East Asian Buddhism ⓘ |
| era | 9th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Han Chinese ⓘ |
| genre | Chan recorded sayings ⓘ |
| hasStudent | Yangshan Huiji ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | medieval China ⓘ |
| influenced | Guiyang school of Chan ⓘ |
| knownFor |
development of the Guiyang school of Chan
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strict monastic discipline ⓘ teaching Chan meditation ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| monasticRole | abbot ⓘ |
| movement |
Chinese Chan
ⓘ
East Asian Zen ⓘ
linked to:
Zen
|
| nativeLanguage | Chinese ⓘ |
| occupation |
Buddhist monk
ⓘ
religious teacher ⓘ |
| philosophicalDiscipline |
Buddhist philosophy
ⓘ
meditation theory ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity | Guishan (Mount Gui) ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| roleInTradition |
lineage master
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patriarch of the Guiyang school ⓘ |
| school | Guiyang school ⓘ |
| sourceMentionedIn | Chan lamp records ⓘ |
| spiritualPractice |
monastic discipline
ⓘ
seated meditation ⓘ |
| teacherOf | Yangshan Huiji ⓘ |
| teachingFocus |
direct realization of mind
ⓘ
integration of meditation and daily activity ⓘ |
| tradition |
Chan Buddhism
ⓘ
Zen Buddhism ⓘ
linked to:
Zen
|
| veneratedIn |
Chan Buddhism
ⓘ
Zen Buddhism ⓘ
linked to:
Zen
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Guishan Lingyou Description of subject: Guishan Lingyou was a prominent Chinese Chan (Zen) Buddhist master of the Tang dynasty, known for helping develop the Guiyang school of Chan.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.